Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004) (TV)

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writer (WGA):

Matt Dorff (written by)

Release Date:

14 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action

Tagline:

Tornadoes, hurricanes, blackouts...There is no shelter from this storm!

Plot:

A hurricane heading North from the Gulf of Mexico meets a tornado over Chicago. The new superstorm wreaks havoc.

Plot Keywords:

Twister | Storm | Falling Glass | Catastrophe | Explosion

Cast

Thomas Gibson	...	Mitch Benson
Nancy McKeon	...	Amy Harkin
Chandra West	...	Rebecca Kerns, Lexer Senior Vice President for Public Relations
Brian Markinson	...	Chris Haywood
Nancy Anne Sakovich	...	Jane Benson (as Nancy Sakovich)
Randy Quaid	...	Tornado Tommy
Dianne Wiest	...	Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy
Brian Dennehy	...	Andy Goodman
Ari Cohen	...	Dan London, Lexer Corp Engineer & Whistleblower
Christopher Shyer	...	Craig Shilts
Andrew Jackson	...	Walt Ashley
Arnold Pinnock	...	Jason
Hollis McLaren	...	Helen Travers
Janaya Stephens	...	Laura Harkin
Petra Wildgoose	...	Lindsay Benson

Also Known As:

Overload (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

174 min (2 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG | USA:Unrated (DVD version) | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:Unrated (video rating) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

MAT IV

Trivia:

The Enron scandal was briefly mentioned in this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they arrive to meet the plane at the abandoned military airfield, the tarmac is dry and has a heat shimmer as the plane lands, yet they are only in the eye of the storm, so everything should be wet.

Quotes:

Secretary of Energy Shirley Abbott: I can see it now - "During the great American Blackout, Secretary of Energy Abbott sat in her office and watched the lights go out."

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

what is this thing??!!

What is this!! its so bad. The animation looks so terrible , it looks like a ps1 type game. The actors are awful, they just cannot act to save their lives. I sat through all of this film an then at the end I was annoyed when I realised I had wasted 3 hours of my life. I've not heard of this film, did it ever actually come out in the cinema or did it go straight to DVD? A girl got shot?! What is up with that, it was just a stupid film. They totally copied 'The Day After Tomorrow'. Its got to be one of the worst films i have ever seen. I would definitely recommend to people to not waste their time with this. You could spend your time watching 'The Day After Tomorrow', its a lot better. Well thats what I think of the film. Actually why have I wasted my time writing about it, ah dam!! Its really annoying me, its wasted 3 hours and 10 minutes now.